A quick breakfast that’s tasty and healthy: Maple Steel Cut Oats in a Jar from Becky at VintageMixer. The oats are loaded with chia seeds and flax seeds then topped with frozen berries. Seal the jars, then reheat for 1.5 minutes and your breakfast is ready!

Bring the water to a boil then add the steel cut oats along with the seeds. Let oats come to a boil, then turn to a medium low simmer for 25 minutes until the water is almost all absorbed. Stir in the maple syrup. Divide this mixture into 4 jars then top each jar with a generous amount of frozen berries. Screw on the lids then refrigerate until your busy morning begins.

Remove the jar lid, then microwave for 1.5 minutes covered with a paper towel (to prevent the berries from splattering all over your microwave). Stir and enjoy with a splash of warmed almond milk!

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23 Responses to “Healthy Oats in a Jar”

I was a vegetarian for a year, then I thought it was time for me to go vegan. I was searching for a good quick healthy breakfast and I found this recipe. I can’t believe something so simple can be so good! I substituted teff seeds for chia seeds. I don’t think it makes a difference. Thank you for sharing !

Skip the maple sugar. It s not goof for you. (No, not even a little bit) add vanilla extract, cinnamon, grind the flax seeds, add crushed walnuts! You will not b hungry again till well after lunch time.

p.s. My Kitchen-Aid blender (ie. NON-Blendtec or Vita-mix machine) does a great job of blending flax seed (which truly IS a miracle of nutrition, full of omega 3, etc.). But a coffee grinder is $15-25 dollars at a discount store.

When I was working as an RN, I remember caring for an old man who’s appendix had ruptured and the surgical report stated that it was FULL of flax seed! I’ve always remembered this, and it’s a caution about eating whole flax seed. I say grind it, for nutrition and for safety!

Leaving flax seed whole does the body no good. They do not digest that way and this is why all recipes tell you to grind them (in a coffee grinder). Since they quickly lose there nutritional value after grinding, keep in a tightly sealed container in the refrigerator and use within the week.

You don’t even need to cook this. if you choose to eat it raw, just heat it a little bit for a warm breakfast, but you can save time and a step, by throwing your oats, fruits/nuts, spices, sweetener and choice of non dairy milk into the jar, seal it up and leave in fridge over night. pop into your bag in the morning and either eat at room temp or heat a little bit when you get to work. yum!! Use an almost empty nut butter jar and then none goes to waste!

I love steel cut oats and this idea sound fab. How long will the jars last in the refrigerator? Making four is great, but I like to change up what I eat for breakfast every few days. Thanks for the great idea!

I eat steel cut oats almost every day. I simplifed the cooking process (which is just for me). I put 1/4 C oats and 1 C water into the tiny crock pot that I think was probably originally designed to keep Nacho dip hot, and let it cook until I’m ready to eat it. It rarely overcooks, no matter how long I take. If I know it will be a lengthly period I unplug it after a few hours. Paming the pot’s sides keeps the oats from sticking. Adding fresh or dried fruit and nuts or seeds add more nutrition and variety to this healthy, easy meal.

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